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Release Notes

Version 6

Version 6.0

Release Date: 2026-08-12

Title: Animcraft 6.0: AiRigging · AiAnimation · latest Maya / Max / UE

Highlights:

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AiRigging: in-house vertical rigging model (billions of params, local inference — not a generic LLM wrap)​

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Bones -> skeleton -> body and accessories auto-skin; Standard 2 trials per day; full capability on Advanced​

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AiRigging assist finish: clothes / skirts / ribbons / side characters toward AAA look; process + clicks so non-riggers can rig​

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AiRigging cross-DCC: Maya / Max / Blender​

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AiAnimation: clip-based text-to-animation on NVIDIA Kimodo; timeline splicing; ground path and start-frame Pose constraints​

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AiAnimation pairs with retargeting onto rigged characters for previs / base passes before polish​

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Latest Maya, 3ds Max, and UE compatibility (continues the 2027+ DCC line; UE Library / Toolset keep pace)​

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Works with AiPose, Markerless MoCap, and collection / reuse: AI for creation, not just assist extras​

Version 5

Version 5.7.1

Release Date: 2026-06-04

Title: Animcraft 5.7.1: compatibility and AiPose for Maya

Highlights:

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Official Maya 2027 and 3ds Max 2027 support​

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AiPose on Maya: screenshot-to-Pose, auto pose generation, pose assist​

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Aligned with 5.7 Max AiPose so collecting poses across DCCs is smoother​

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Minor: compatibility and animation UX polish​

Version 5.7

Release Date: 2026-05-26

Title: Animcraft 5.7 for 3ds Max

Highlights:

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AiPose (Max): screenshot-to-Pose -> Biped pose (uses main-app Markerless MoCap model)​

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Dragon Breath Controllable Batch Ribbon Simulation API: batch characters x animations + per-item API params​

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Faster animation import / Rig Conversion copy (rewritten import core)​

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Max Custom Object Selection Tool: custom select buttons, templates, batch mark, scene validate​

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Custom rig mirror / symmetry: single / multi / per-module mirror and flip, multiple resets​

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Export resource polish; built-in preview plugins for common tools​

Version 5.6

Release Date: 2026-04-15

Title: Animcraft for UE 5.6: a feast for game production

Highlights:

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UE Library: Asset Dependency Window (one-click import with deps), Blueprint Graph Preview​

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Level array placement, selective import, flattened asset import​

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Preview hotkeys (Q follow, H hide ground); SoundWave playback​

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UE Toolset: asset issue detection, performance analysis, auto 3-level LOD​

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Missing / unused reference detection; instance replace​

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Select same-class, swap level contents, validate textures, common commands, CN/EN switch​